This week Aida Austin divulges the inner workings of her sibling relationships and tells us why sometimes she just wishes she could be an only child.

9am, and I am standing outside Vanessa’s flat in Brixton, checking my phone for messages left on the “Siblings” Whatsapp group that my London sister created in order to organise my mother’s 80th birthday party.

My five siblings and I are organising a party to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. 

He hadn't.

This dad pulled off a lovely birthday surprise for his baseball-loving son and the video has since gone viral.

With music-industry drama ‘Vinyl’ offering stylish muses for the summer, get hip with halternecks, wide-legged jumpsuits and platform wedges, writes Paula Burns

An actor who played the role of an Irish student in the Harry Potter film series must pay €260,000 in commission fees due to his former agent, the High Court has ruled.

The mother of an Irish actor who earned more than €1m in the Harry Potter movies has told the High Court he spent his money on drink, cars and girls.

Australian pilot Paul Royle, who took part in a mass break out from a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War, has died in his home town of Perth. He was 101.

USA: A US police chief reported accidentally shooting his wife early on New Year’s Day.

A small, private jet has slammed into a house in the US state of Maryland, killing a woman and her two young sons inside the home and three people on the aircraft, authorities said.

The mystery weed turned out to be... well, weed.

When Jenni Jones desperately wanted a fifth baby and her husband categorically refused, they came up with a very unusual pact to keep them both happy.

Gary Barlow-backed boy band Kingsland Road will take it to the wire in tonight’s 'X Factor' sing-off.

Sharon Osbourne abstained from voting on the 'X Factor' results show after two of her acts found themselves in the sing-off.

Chris Lyons dumped his home town club out of the EA Sports cup with a double at Dalymount Park as Bohemians beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in extra-time to make the quarter-finals.

Model and fitness fanatic Nell McAndrew has shown off her new baby daughter - and says that children are now her priority rather than her health challenges.

Trainer Colin Tizzard has challenged Cue Card’s rivals to take him on from the front in today’s Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

This hill-top beauty in West Cork offers an unmatchable package for home hunters in the market’s upper echelons. Tommy Barker reports.

Snow Friends by M Christina Butler and Tina Macnaughton (Little Tiger; €9.50).

Chris Martin was scared to ask Rihanna to sing on Coldplay's new album.

SHANE TRACY notched a brace as Limerick FC romped to victory in their first home First Division match of the season at Jackman Park last night.

One of Sarah Palin's trusted advisers is planning a tell-all book about the former Republican vice presidential candidate, drawing upon thousands of personal emails.

A man in the US has changed his name to Captain Awesome.

Kirk Kettner (Jay Baruchel) is cruelly dumped by his girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane).

SHE’S 00-Devon... West Country soul star Joss Stone has been unveiled as the latest Bond girl.

Motown legend Stevie Wonder and England's World Cup football clash are set to be today's main attractions as a scorching Glastonbury Festival comes to an end.

Scotland’s Freya Murray was an admittedly ‘unexpected’ winner of the SPAR Great Ireland Run as she beat the returning Jo Pavey to claim victory in today’s 10-kilometre women’s race at the Phoenix Park.

Devon Anderson is to return to 'EastEnders'.

Ryan Day is determined to break his duck and claim a first ranking title on home soil in the Welsh Open which starts tomorrow.

Former world champions Shaun Murphy and Peter Ebdon were among four seeded casualties in the first round of the Shanghai Masters during early action today.

Singer Joss Stone has asked: “Why don’t British people like me?”

More than 30 years after they split up, The Beatles have helped boost sales of British bands abroad.

A MISSION of loving care for the humble donkey was celebrated with a special anniversary in Liscarroll, Co Cork, yesterday.

Ali Carter brought the first round of the 888.com World Championship to a close by beating Devon left-hander Andy Hicks 10-4.

TEARS flowed freely among mourners yesterday at the funeral mass of the young Kildare couple killed tragically in a house fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Madonna was lampooned on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards as she failed to take a single prize – despite being nominated for three titles.

QUEEN of Pop Madonna was snubbed by music fans as she failed to take a single prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards last night — despite being nominated for three titles.

Model Nell McAndrew has given birth to a boy.

A PREMATURE baby died from an extremely rare complication associated with a special feeding tube used widely on premature babies, an inquest heard yesterday.

Jonathan Lomas claimed anything would seem relatively easy after last week’s US Open and that is the way it looked at the start of the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris today.

Steve Webster hopes to crack his European Tour duck at the 247th attempt tomorrow – and if he does a lot of the credit will go to a “mind magician”.

Former English amateur champion Richard Finch, playing just the ninth European Tour event of his career and ranked 716th in the world, broke the course record with a dazzling second-round 63 at the Italian Open in Milan today.